Simplify the following polynomials. All final answers must be in standard form!-3x(4x + 12)

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Richsage · Answer 1 · 2023-07-16T07:12:45+0000

Given the expression:

$-3x(4x\text{ + 12)}$

Let's simplify the expression by multiplying -3x to each of the terms inside the parenthesis.

We get,

$-3x(4x\text{ + 12)}$
$(-3x)(4x)\text{ + (12)}(-3x)$
$(-12x^2)\text{ + (-36x)}$
$-12x^2\text{ - 36x}$

Therefore, the simplified form of the given expression is -12x^2 - 36x.